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as in thriving
marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically
a prosperous business that will soon be expanding
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as in successful
having attained a desired end or state of good fortune
one of the most prosperous families in the community
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as in lush
growing thickly and vigorously
our neighbor has a real green thumb and a yard full of healthy, prosperous plants
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Recent Examples of prosperous
At just 19 years old, JuJu Watkins has not only solidified a financially prosperous future, but secured herself as a leader in the future of women’s basketball, joining the ownership group of Unrivaled, the 3-on-3 women’s basketball league that will make its debut in January.
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 19 Dec. 2024
The parallels between agricultural practices and prosperous business strategies are rooted in flexibility and the ability to innovate in response to challenges.
—Stefano Carganico, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Before the war, many of the Christians in Gaza were successful professionals who lived in Rimal, a once prosperous neighborhood in Gaza City.
—Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
May God bless you and bring you a safe, prosperous, and wise year to come.
—Jim Geraghty, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 19 Dec. 2024
The parallels between agricultural practices and prosperous business strategies are rooted in flexibility and the ability to innovate in response to challenges.
—Stefano Carganico, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Before the war, many of the Christians in Gaza were successful professionals who lived in Rimal, a once prosperous neighborhood in Gaza City.
—Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
May God bless you and bring you a safe, prosperous, and wise year to come.
—Jim Geraghty, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
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Other photographers across the city, known for its thriving creative community, are lending their skills in similar ways.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
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Despite some corruption scandals and disruptive strikes during those decades, unions helped millions of workers join a broad and thriving middle class.Peter Georgescu, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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With hundreds of successful Falcon 9 launches and a demonstrated reusability record, SpaceX has set the standard for cost-effective space exploration.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Several attempts were made to melt the ice, but these efforts were not successful, necessitating the scrub.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2025
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Explore Palm Beach 13 of 18 Leu Gardens Orlando Far from the theme parks and the city traffic is a lush, tropical wonderland.Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025
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Swiss cheese vine’s length and dramatic foliage bring lush maximalism to any room.Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
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From the high point of the Walker Basin Trail, echoes of the area’s ranching history linger in bits of barbed wire, stock tanks and weedy livestock tracks.Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Some lawns have large weedy areas; remove and add new sod or plugs. 9.Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
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An analysis of satellite images by Microsoft offered a glimpse of the devastation in one section of Pacific Palisades, a wealthy neighborhood between Malibu and Santa Monica.Leanne Abraham, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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While some of its schools serve wealthy neighborhoods, others are in lower-income, working class communities.CODY COPELAND, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
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Plus, since most of the app's content is in Mandarin, subtitles are suddenly rampant — as are posts from Americans who want to learn the language, including by exchanging translations of popular slang phrases with Chinese commenters.Rachel Treisman, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent stories of noncitizens registering to vote in the upcoming general election might have led some to believe the activity is rampant in North Texas.Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
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As dawn unfurls, golden rays pierce through the coastal mist, revealing a path of broken branches and impossibly large footprints winding past the door of my luxurious tented shelter.Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
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The pie typically has a golden brown top, warming spices like cinnamon and nutmeg, and a custard filling firm enough to eat by hand.Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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One Madison’s slate of attractions includes a public gym (run by Chelsea Piers Fitness) so spacious and luxuriant that members might be tempted to move in.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 Nov. 2024
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This was a man who had lengthy experience in surviving far from luxuriant conditions, firstly from his time living with the destitute of Paris and London as part of his first successful non-fiction volume and secondly as a fighter for the Republican cause in the Spanish Civil War.Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Prosperous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosperous. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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